Asian Studies Courses
Summer 2009 Fall 2009
Spring 2010
Courses taught in English
Arabic Chinese Hebrew
Hindi-Urdu Japanese
Korean Persian Turkish
Crosslisted courses
Other courses of interest
Courses taught in English
ASIA 056: Writing Women in Modern China has been cancelled.
ASIA/CMPL 151: Literature & Society in Southeast Asia, Aragon, TR 11-12:15
ASIA 333: The Mahabharata, Lothspeich, TR 3:30-4:45
ASIA/FREN/INTS 451: Orientalist Fantasies and Discourses on the Other, Rulon, MWF 1-1:50
ASIA 490-002: Language, Exile, and Homeland in Zionist Thought and Practice, Shemer, TR 2-3:15
CHIN 354: Chinese Culture through Calligraphy, Li, W 3-5:30
CHIN 562: Post-Mao Chinese Urban Culture and Arts, Visser, TR 2-3:15
JAPN 162: Japanese Popular Culture, Driscoll, M 6-8:30
JAPN 384: Women Writers in Japanese Society, Bardsley, TR 3:30-4:45
VIET 252: Introduction to Vietnamese Culture through Music and Narrative, Henry, TR 2-3:15
Arabic courses
ARAB 102-001: Elementary Arabic II, Joukhadar, MTWR 10:00-10:50
ARAB 102-002: Elementary Arabic II, Joukhadar, MTWR 9-9:50
ARAB 102-003: Elementary Arabic II, Isleem, TR12:30-1:45, M 1-1:50
ARAB 102-004: Elementary Arabic II, Isleem, TR 3:30-4:45, M 3-3:50
ARAB 102-005: Intermediate Arabic II, Isleem, TR 5-6:15, M 12-12:50
ARAB 204-001: Intermediate Arabic II, El Kerdany, MTWF 9-9:50
ARAB 204-002: Intermediate Arabic II, El Kerdany, MTWF 8-8:50
ARAB 204-003: Intermediate Arabic II, Joukhadar, MTWR 1-1:50
ARAB 204-004: Intermediate Arabic II, Joukhadar, MTWR 2-2:50
ARAB 306-001: Advanced Arabic II, El Kerdany, MWF 10-10:50
ARAB 306-002: Advanced Arabic II, El Kerdany, MWF 1-1:50
ARAB 308: Arabic LAC, El-Toukhy, F 11-11:50
This LAC recitation is linked to the following courses: HIST/ASIA 276, RELI/ASIA 181, and SOCI 419.
Chinese courses
CHIN 102-001: Elementary Chinese II, Zhou, MTWF 10-10:50
CHIN 102-002: Elementary Chinese II, Fan, MWRF 11-11:50
CHIN 102-003: Elementary Chinese II, Fan, MWRF 12-12:50
CHIN 102-004: Elementary Chinese II, Park, MTWF 9-9:50
CHIN 102-005: Elementary Chinese II, Park, MTWF 1-1:50
CHIN 102-006: Elementary Chinese II, MTWR 8-8:50
CHIN 204-001: Intermediate Chinese II, Zhang, MTWF 10-10:50
CHIN 204-002: Intermediate Chinese II, Zhang, MTWF 12-12:50
CHIN 204-003: Intermediate Chinese II, MTWR 3-3:50
CHIN 204-004: Intermediate Chinese II, MTWR 4-4:50
CHIN 212: Intermediate Written Chinese, Park, MWF 2-2:50
CHIN 306-001: Business Chinese, Zhou, MWF 2-2:50
CHIN 306-002: Business Chinese, Zhou, MWF 12-12:50
CHIN 307: Chinese Conversation, Zhang, MWF 1-1:50
CHIN 408: Readings in Chinese II, Fan, TR 3:30-4:45
CHIN 414: Advanced Reading and Composition, Li, MWF 2-2:50
CHIN 510: Introduction to Classical Chinese, Hsiao, TR 11-12:15
CHIN 590: Advanced Topics in Chinese Language and Literature, Henry, TR 12:30-1:45
Hebrew courses
HEBR 102-001: Elementary Hebrew II, Friedman, MWF 1-1:50
HEBR 102-002: Elementary Hebrew II, Friedman, MWF 2-2:50
HEBR 204: Intermediate Hebrew, Friedman, MW 3-4:15
HEBR 306: Advanced Hebrew II, Shemer, TR 11-12:15
Hindi-Urdu courses
HNUR 102-001: Elementary Hindi-Urdu II, Caldwell, MW 3-4:15
HNUR 102-002: Elementary Hindi-Urdu II, Caldwell, MWF 12-12:50
HNUR 102-601: Elementary Hindi-Urdu II, Dev, T 2-2:50
HNUR 102-602: Elementary Hindi-Urdu II, Dev, T 3:30-4:20
HNUR 102-603: Elementary Hindi-Urdu II, Dev, T 5-5:50
HNUR 204-001: Intermediate Hindi-Urdu II, Caldwell, MTWF 11-11:50
HNUR 221: The Urdu Script, Caldwell, W 4:30-5:20
HNUR 306: Advanced Hindi-Urdu II, Lothspeich, TR 2-3:15
Japanese courses
JAPN 102-001: Elementary Japanese II, Iwashita, MTWR 8-8:50
JAPN 102-002: Elementary Japanese II, Iwashita, MTWR 9-9:50
JAPN 102-003: Elementary Japanese II, Iwashita, MTWR 10-10:50
JAPN 102-004: Elementary Japanese II, Kato, MTWR 12-12:50
JAPN 102-005: Elementary Japanese II, Kato, MTWR 1-1:50
JAPN 204-001: Intermediate Japanese II, Aratake, MTWR 11-11:50
JAPN 204-002: Intermediate Japanese II, Aratake, MTWR 2-2:50
JAPN 204-003: Intermediate Japanese II, Sawamura, MTWR 3-3:50
JAPN 204-004: Intermediate Japanese II, Sawamura, MTWR 4-4:50
JAPN 306: Topics in Japanese Society & Culture, Kato, TR 2-3:15
JAPN 408: Japanese Journalism, Aratake, TR 12:30-1:45
This course will be restricted to Asian Studies majors for the first week of registration.
JAPN 490: Topics in Japanese Language & Literature, Sawamura, TR 5-6:15
This course will be restricted to Asian Studies majors for the first week of registration.
Korean courses
KOR 102-001: Elementary Korean II, Chon, MTWR 8-8:50
KOR 102-002: Elementary Korean II, Kim, MTWR 3-3:50
KOR 204-001: Intermediate Korean II, Jo, MTWR 11-11:50
KOR 204-002: Intermediate Korean II, Jo, MTWR 2-2:50
KOR 306: Advanced Korean II, Jo, TR 3:30-4:45
Persian courses
PRSN 204: Intermediate Persian II, Kamarei, MWF 12-12:50
Turkish courses
ASIA 490-001: Elementary Turkish II, Zulfikar, TR 9:30-10:45
ANTH 375-001 (ASIA 375): Memory, Massacres, and Monuments in SE Asia, Wiener, TR 2-3:15
ANTH 429-001 (ASIA 429): Culture and Power in SE Asia has been cancelled.
ECON 469-001 (ASIA 469): Western and Asian Economic Systems, S. Rosefielde, MWF 10:00-10:50
HIST 136-001 (ASIA 136): South Asia Since 1750, Y. Saikia, MWF 11-11:50
HIST 276-001 (ASIA 276) : Modern Middle East,
S. Shields, TR 11:00-12:15
LING 563-001 (JAPN 563): Structure of Japanese, J. Smith, MWF 10-10:50
RELI 181-001 (ASIA 181): Later Islamic Civilization and Modern Muslim Cultures, O. Safi, TR 2:00-3:15
RELI 183-001 (ASIA 183): Asian Religions, B. Ambros, MW 10:00-10:50, recitation required
RELI 285-001 (ASIA 285): The Buddhist Tradition: Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka, L. Leve, TR 11:00-12:15
Other courses of interest
ART 258-001: Chinese Art & Culture: From Han to Tang, Lin, MWF 12-12:50
This course will count as a China course for the interdisciplinary major.
CLAR 241-001: Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, Sams, TR 11-12:15
ECON 056-001: First-Year Seminar: Asia and the West, Rosefielde, MWF 2-2:50
ENGL 390-002: Modern Arabic Literature, Jawad, TR 11-12:15
This course will count as a Middle East course for the interdisciplinary Asian Studies major, and will also count for the Arab Cultures major.
HIST 292-002: Unity & Difference in 20th Century China, Tsin, TR 3:30-4:45
This course will count as a China course for the interdisciplinary major.
HIST 292H-001: Race & Slavery in North Africa, El Shamsy, M 2-4:50
This course will count for the Arab Cultures major.
RELI 489-001: Animals in Japanese Myth, Folklore, & Religion, Ambros, TR 3:30-4:45
RELI 490-001: Animals in Japanese Myth, Folklore, & Religion has been cancelled. Please see RELI 489-001.
SOCI 419-001: Sociology of the Islamic World, Kurzman, TR 9:30-10:45
Last updated: 19 October 2009